Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 193 One Sulphur, Two Nitrates and Three Charcoals, Boom!

"Master Su, my family's firearms are two firecrackers."

Zhu Biao replied.

Firearms?

Su Jing was taken aback, and immediately drew a simple tubular object on the paper, roughly recognizable as the shape of a gun barrel.

"Is it roughly like this?"

Su Jing turned the drawing around and asked Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao took a closer look and said, "It's roughly the same, but it's a little shorter than the one drawn by Master Su."

That's a pistol!

This hot weapon is Su Jing's field of expertise.

"What about the firing method?"

Su Jing continued to ask Zhu Biao.

"Light the fuse."

"How is the gunpowder filled?"

"Fill the gunpowder from the nozzle."

……

Su Jing kept asking, and Zhu Biao kept answering.

After questioning and answering, Su Jing also simply figured out the principle of Daming's current firecracker.

Quite simple.

To put it bluntly, it is to ignite the gunpowder in the tubular confined space, and then guide the filler, that is, the ammunition, to the corresponding direction through the iron pipe and shoot it out.

Both range and accuracy are quite low.

However, the firecrackers of this period were mainly used in large-scale wars.

A whole battalion of firecrackers held a row of firecrackers to shoot. It was a saturated shooting method, and accuracy was not that important.

"Master Su, do you also have research on firearms?"

Zhu Biao asked Su Jing.

Zhu Biao knew very well that firearms were extremely powerful, and his father Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to them.

The Shenji Camp is the best proof.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the production and transformation of firearms.

The role that firearms can play on the battlefield is too great.

In the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, firearms were very useful against the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty.

No matter how good the Yuan people's equestrian skills were, they were useless against firearms.

Not only are firearms easy to use on land, but they are equally effective in water battles.

In the Poyang Lake battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang had already equipped the warship with firearms at that time.

Provided a guarantee for him to win this crucial victory.

Therefore, after the official establishment of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's emphasis on firearms did not fall at all.

Now Ming Dynasty's firearms are all in charge of the Baoyuan Bureau, which mints coins.

"It's okay, I just know a little bit."

Su Jing replied with a smile.

Know a thing or two?
This is not the case when Su Jing's words fell into Zhu Biao's ears. Su Jing knows a thing or two, and I'm afraid he understands it very well.

"Mr. Su, can you make firecrackers?"

Zhu Biao hurriedly asked.

These words made Su Jing stunned for a moment, Su Jing paused and said: "If it is the kind of firecracker you mentioned, it is not difficult to make it with a blacksmith."

Su Jing is really confident in making this kind of basic firecracker.

"really?"

Zhu Biao was a little surprised.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Of course it is true, but such a firecracker is too simple, and it doesn't make much sense to make it."

Su Jing, who has seen various advanced thermal weapons in his previous life, naturally doesn't like this kind of old-fashioned firecracker.

After it was built, it was just a big toy.

Simple?
Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing and said, "Master Su, is the firecracker simple? Master Su knows how to make a better firecracker?"

The power of the firecracker, no matter who saw it, would have to give a loud shout.

Zhu Biao really didn't expect that in Su Shi's mouth, firecrackers are such ordinary things.

"Well, let me think about it."

Su Jing thought about it.

If it was in his previous life, he was very confident in making quite good firearms, that is, firearms.

It may not meet the standards of military factories, but compared with these old-fashioned firecrackers, it still has the existence of dimensionality reduction strikes.

But this is in the Ming Dynasty.

The basic industry has not been well developed, and it is not so easy to manufacture a qualified modern firearm.

Even the most common and simple double-barreled shotguns embody the wisdom of modern industrialization.

Now, for Su Jing, it is really a challenge.

"If it's just better than the firecracker you mentioned, it shouldn't be difficult, but there is a limit to what can be improved. After all, the level of industrialization in Daming is too low now."

Su Jing said slowly.

It is relatively easy to communicate with Zhu Biao, because many things have been said before, and there is no need to explain them one by one.

"Really? Can Master Su teach students?"

Zhu Biao immediately said to Su Jing, with uncontrollable joy and excitement on his face.

The improvement of firearms is bound to be extraordinary for the enhancement of Ming's military strength.

"Didn't I teach you all the time?"

Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and smiled.

been teaching?
Zhu Biao was really stunned at the moment, he studied with Su Jing all day long, and he really didn't know when he learned how to make and improve firearms.

"Please tell Master Su clearly."

Zhu Biao cupped his hands towards Su Jing.

Su Jing immediately picked up the shards of glass on the ground and asked, "Niu Yi, why do you think it exploded when I was doing an experiment?"

Zhu Biao looked at the wreckage on the ground and replied, "Naturally, the explosion occurred because both the saltpeter and the sulfur were ignited."

Su Jing shook her head, but did not directly refute anything.

I saw that he took out another portion of saltpeter and sulfur, and ground them into powder.

"Go to the kitchen, there should be some unburned charcoal in the stove, bring some here."

Su Jing said to Zhu Biao.

"Yes, Master Su."

Zhu Biao nodded, and immediately ran to the kitchen to fetch some charcoal.

Su Jing used a glass as a measuring tool, one part of sulfur powder, two parts of saltpeter powder, and three parts of charcoal powder.

"One sulfur, two nitrates and three charcoals, you know that, Niu Yi."

Su Jing asked Zhu Biao while mixing three powders.

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "I know, this is black powder."

The proportion of black powder is no secret. For example, in Lishui County, some people have already started selling firecrackers.

Among the raw materials for firecrackers, the core is the black gunpowder.

"Find me two more bamboo tubes, the smaller ones will do."

Su Jing said to Zhu Biao again.

"Okay, Master Su."

Zhu Biao quickly found two small bamboo tubes.

Su Jing filled the bamboo tube with black gunpowder, made a simple fuze, and then plugged the plug to cover it.

"Master Su, didn't you just make a firecracker?"

Zhu Biao looked at the bamboo tube in Su Jing's hand and said.

Su Jing nodded and said, "That's right, these are firecrackers! Come on, try it."

"Ah."

Zhu Biao took the firecrackers, lit the fuze, and ran away.

Snapped!
A small amount of gunpowder exploded in the bamboo tube, bursting out with dazzling fire, and the fragments of the bamboo tube were blown away. The effect is very good!

Then Su Jing spread a piece of black powder directly on the paper, put the paper on the ground, and put a fuse on it: "Come on, light this and see."

Zhu Biao did so immediately, and saw that sparks quickly ignited the black powder on the paper along the fuse,
blah blah blah...

The gunpowder burned, giving off a great deal of smoke, and nothing exploded.

"Niu Yi, look, they are all black gunpowder. Those that are placed in the bamboo tube will explode, but those that are directly ignited will not. What does this mean?"

Su Jing asked Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao replied: "Black powder cannot explode when ignited directly. It must be placed in a relatively small space."

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he himself realized that something was wrong.

Small spaces!

In other words, black powder alone cannot explode.

"It seems that you understand that the same principle applies to firearms."

Su Jing smiled and continued: "The root cause of the explosion is that in a very short period of time, a large amount of energy was released, high temperature was generated, and a large amount of gas was released, causing a high-pressure chemical reaction or state change in the surrounding medium."

"If there is a barrel or barrel, the energy generated by the explosion of gunpowder in the firearm can be excited in a fixed direction, which can make the shell fly very far."

"In the final analysis, it is the effect of force."

The role of force!

Mechanics is exactly what Zhu Biao has been studying recently.

"So, Master Su, if you learn mechanics, can you make better firearms?"

Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing and asked very seriously.

Su Jing nodded: "That's right, as long as you study hard, you can also improve firearms by yourself in the future."

"Thank you, Teacher Su, for your teaching. The students understand."

Zhu Biao bowed towards Su Jing.

The movable pulley block allowed Zhu Biao to see the role of science, and now the relationship between firearms and mechanics strengthened his confidence in learning physics.

Whether it is life or military, science has infinite power.

"Okay, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the road has to be walked step by step. You can go back and continue learning. I will clean the yard."

Su Jing said to Zhu Biao.

"Yes, Master Su!"

Zhu Biao nodded, turned around and went back to the house to continue studying.

Su Jing started to clean the yard with a broom, and the glass shards from the explosion were all over the yard.

While cleaning the glass shards, Su Jing thought about firearms.

Never thought of this before.

About half an hour later, Su Jing finished cleaning the yard.

Then, he began to try to design a fire gun by himself.

With the cold wind blowing in late autumn, Su Jing couldn't feel the slightest cold. In the yard, Su Jing kept scribbling, changing, writing and drawing on the paper.

Su Jing didn't stop until the sky became dark and he couldn't see clearly.

At this time, on the blueprint in front of him, there was already a simple prototype of a firecracker.

In other words, the prototype of the flintlock.

The industrial level of the Ming Dynasty was not high, and it was too difficult to manufacture modern firearms.

The first thing Su Jing wanted to solve was the firing problem. The way to ignite the fuze was really too slow.

The flint firing method of the flintlock gun is simple and easy to make, and it was the easiest device to implement in the Ming Dynasty.

"Not bad!"

Su Jing looked at the drawings and felt extremely satisfied.

"Master Su, what are you doing?"

Zhu Wei came to Su Jing's side and asked, his eyes looked at the drawings, and doubts appeared on his face.

Su Jing replied: "Niu Su, this one is a kind of firearm, which my teacher just designed."

"Master Su, have you designed a firearm?"

Zhu Biao heard Su Jing's words, and quickly came to Su Jing's side.

Only a few hours after the discussion just now, Su Jing has already designed a firearm, which surprised Zhu Biao.

Su Jing nodded and said: "It is designed, but it has just been designed. Whether it can be used or not will not be known until it is built."

After all, it is the first time to design a firearm. Although the structure is simple, Su Jing does not dare to guarantee it.

Everything has to be done in order to know the result.

"Then Master Su, let's quickly create it and have a look."

Zhu Biao urged immediately.

Zhu Biao was both curious and excited about the firearm designed by Su Jing.

"Don't worry, I'm afraid that the blacksmith won't understand my sketch. I'll wait until I learn casting for a few days as a teacher."

Su Jing replied.

Su Jing did not adopt this convenient and quick method of directly drawing the sketches of the parts and handing them over to the blacksmith for casting.

The main reason is that I am afraid that the precision is not enough, and my sketches are relatively sloppy.

Everything is best done by yourself.

"Does Master Su want to make it himself?"

Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing in surprise, making firearms was not an easy task.

"That's right, I may spend half a day every day going to the blacksmith's shop."

Su Jing nodded and said: "I also want to learn more, there is no end to learning."

In the following days, Su Jing taught Zhu Biao and Zhu Huan in the morning, and went to the largest blacksmith shop in the city as an apprentice in the afternoon.

Of course, if you have money to open the way, what Su Jing directly learns is the core technology.

At the same time, a blacksmith furnace was also built simultaneously.

Having money is a good thing, and the efficiency of doing anything is particularly high.

……

the other side.

Ying Tianfu.

The matter of all the princes raising the tripod in the Fengtian Palace also fermented. The three princes, no, to be precise, the four princes, the sixth son Zhu Zhenna also raised it.

The prince lifted the tripod, which was a large bronze tripod weighing more than 700 jin.

Such a feat is rare even in the annals of history.

Even with tools, it is still extremely shocking.

"Hahahaha!"

In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy looking at the memorial in front of him.

Many ministers wrote that it was a blessing for the country that the prince lifted the tripod, and it should be announced to the world.

When the common people know the majesty of the royal family, they will respect it even more.

There are quite a few such memorials, and Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy to see them.

How could he not agree with this matter that increased the prestige and popularity of his old Zhu family?

With a flick of a pen, it's all right.

But just after the approval, Zhu Yuanzhang realized a problem.

Su Jing knew what to do?
If this matter were really publicized directly, it would be too obvious.

With Su Jing's wisdom, he might be able to guess the identity of the prince immediately.

"It's really troublesome."

Looking at the memorial in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little embarrassed.

He was trying to build momentum for Su Jing, but there was no time to disclose his identity.

This time, you still have to hide it.

"It can only be suppressed first."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and it would be fine to publicize it later.

After all, the matter of the prince raising the tripod was such a sensation, it is good to spread it in the capital now.

After all the officials and their family members know about it, further publicity can improve the effect.

After deciding on a solution, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at other memorials.

It's just that the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable his mind became.

The ministers wrote down all the short stories of some parents.

It hurts Zhu Yuanzhang's head to see that the minister wants to take a concubine, and the minister gives his son a certain position.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was frowning and was about to get angry, he suddenly noticed a memorial from Shi Jiabao, the Minister of Rites:

There was an alchemist who spent three years refining a golden elixir.

(End of this chapter)